Skip to content
MovieCove
Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Cinematographer, producer, director, editor and writer · Born June 23, 1987 (39) · West Point, Mississippi, USA

Michael Williams is an American filmmaker. Williams began his professional film career accumulating a multitude of credits ranging from assistant camera to director of photography for many independent short and feature-length films. His first feature-length film, OzLand, a post-apocalyptic adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was released in 2015. His second feature film, the horror/supernatural thriller The Atoning, was released in 2017.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 23, 1987 (39)
From
West Point, Mississippi, USA
Works as
Cinematographer, producer, director, editor and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Michael Williams' films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
31%
Bonds
28%
Society
13%
Self
10%
Morality
10%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
4
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Science Adventures of Tom & Huck(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Don't Die(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Eternity(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Dinner Party(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Driven(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hallowed Ground(2019)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Son Inherit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Dreamscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • The Atoning(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Dead Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Two Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Forced Move(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • OzLand(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Production Design · Sound Designer · Sound Editor · Sound Mixer · Special Effects Supervisor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Earthrise(2014)

    Additional Photography · Cinematographer · Co-Producer · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Zion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • A Horror Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • Io's Lament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2011 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)

$25K worldwide

Highest rated

Driven (2019)

Midcredits 56th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 12: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 12: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing4 of 12: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography12 of 12: 8 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thEditing3 of 12: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 12: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s9 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michael Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · cinematographer

Eternity (2020)

97th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Driven (2019)

Midcredits 56th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sherri Eakin shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles